Qualcomm on Monday introduced the Snapdragon 855 Plus, a souped-up version of its high-end chip that powers numerous latest and greatest Android smartphones on the market. One vendor, Asus, plans on using the chip for just that. And, also the powerful chipset comes with 5G cpabilieties too, henceforth we could expect the next flagship phone from Realme could be a 5G capable phone. (At least Qualcomm's can't be accused of making the software's goal unclear.) The Snapdragon 855 Plus' full specs can be found here. The Snapdragon 855 Plus can be connected to an external X50 modem for 5G support. However AnandTech has produced a handy table to compare the specs directly against a plain vanilla Snapdragon 855.

Apart from gaming performance, it's unclear if the Snapdragon 855 Plus will make standard apps and the Android operating system run faster or more smoothly. With these, the smartphones fitted with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform can be expected to perform at their best with extended battery life even in 5G.